Tracy Ayers

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
60 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Tracy Ayers is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Infectious Diseases and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tracy Ayers has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 18 papers in Infectious Diseases and 18 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in Tracy Ayers's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (28 papers), Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (12 papers) and Vibrio bacteria research studies (11 papers). Tracy Ayers is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (28 papers), Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (12 papers) and Vibrio bacteria research studies (11 papers). Tracy Ayers collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and Malawi. Tracy Ayers's co-authors include Robert M. Hoekstra, Frederick J. Angulo, Robert V. Tauxe, Barbara E. Mahon, Patricia M. Griffin, Christopher R. Braden, John A. Painter, Martha Iwamoto, David L. Swerdlow and Sarah D. Bennett and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Tracy Ayers

60 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Attribution of Foodborne Illnesses, Hospitalizations, and Deaths to Food Commodities by using Outbreak Data, United States, 1998–2008

2013 821 citations John A. Painter, Robert M. Hoekstra et al. Emerging infectious diseases profile →
Epidemiology of Seafood-Associated Infections in the United States

2010 418 citations Martha Iwamoto, Tracy Ayers et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mumps vaccine effectiveness of a 3rd dose of measles, mumps, rubella vaccine in school settings during a mumps outbreak -- Arkansas, 2016-2017 2023 ·Public Health in Practice ·Angela Guo, Jessica Leung, Tracy Ayers, (unknown), (unknown), Catherine Waters, Aaron T. Curns, Janell Routh, Dirk Haselow, Mariel Marlow, Mona Marin	1
2	Variability of interferon-γ release assays in people at high risk of tuberculosis infection or progression to tuberculosis disease living in the United States 2022 ·Clinical Microbiology and Infection ·Kathryn Winglee, Andrew Hill, Robert Belknap, Jason E. Stout, Tracy Ayers	2
3	Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among Non-US-Born Persons by Country of Birth—United States, 2012–2017 2020 ·Clinical Infectious Diseases ·Jeffrey M. Collins, Jason E. Stout, Tracy Ayers, Andrew Hill, Dolly Katz, Christine Ho, Henry M. Blumberg, Kathryn Winglee	9
4	Diarrhoea, enteric pathogen detection and nutritional indicators among controls in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study, Kenya site: an opportunity to understand reference populations in case–control studies of diarrhoea 2018 ·Epidemiology and Infection ·David Berendes, Ciara E. O’Reilly, (unknown), Richard Omore, John B. Ochieng, Tracy Ayers, (unknown), Tamer H. Farag, Dilruba Nasrin, Sandra Panchalingam, James P. Nataro, Karen L. Kotloff, Myron M. Levine, Joseph Oundo, Kayla Laserson, Robert F. Breiman, Eric D. Mintz	4
5	An evaluation of a bucket chlorination campaign during a cholera outbreak in rural Cameroon 2018 ·Waterlines ·Jennifer L. Murphy, Emily J. Cartwright, (unknown), Tracy Ayers, (unknown), Eric D. Mintz	2
6	Risk Factors for Acanthamoeba Keratitis—A Multistate Case–Control Study, 2008–2011 2017 ·Eye & Contact Lens Science & Clinical Practice ·Allison C. Brown, Jonathan Ross, Daniel B. Jones, Sarah A. Collier, Tracy Ayers, Robert M. Hoekstra, (unknown), Sharon L. Roy, Michael J. Beach, Jonathan S. Yoder, (unknown)	43
7	Evaluating four measures of water quality in clay pots and plastic safe storage containers in Kenya 2016 ·Water Research ·Jennifer L. Murphy, Tracy Ayers, Jackie Knee, (unknown), Aloyce Odhiambo, (unknown), (unknown), Christine Stauber, Daniele Lantagne, Robert Quick	13
8	Integrating Water Treatment into Antenatal Care: Impact on Use of Maternal Health Services and Household Water Treatment by Mothers—Rural Uganda, 2013 2016 ·American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·Almea Matanock, Tara C. Anderson, Tracy Ayers, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Robert Quick	5
9	The Relationship Between Distance to Water Source and Moderate-to-Severe Diarrhea in the Global Enterics Multi-Center Study in Kenya, 2008–2011 2016 ·American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·Benjamin Nygren, Ciara E. O’Reilly, (unknown), Richard Omore, Maurice Ombok, Alex O Awuor, Peter Jaron, (unknown), John Vulule, Kayla Laserson, Tamer H. Farag, Dilruba Nasrin, James P. Nataro, Karen L. Kotloff, Myron M. Levine, Gordana Derado, Tracy Ayers, R. Ryan Lash, Robert F. Breiman, Eric D. Mintz	39
10	A Cluster Randomized Controlled Evaluation of the Health Impact of a Novel Antimicrobial Hand Towel on the Health of Children Under 2 Years Old in Rural Communities in Nyanza Province, Kenya 2015 ·American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·Rachel B. Slayton, Jennifer L. Murphy, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Aloyce Odhiambo, Tracy Ayers, (unknown), Allison C. Brown, Robert Quick	12
11	Household Water Treatment Uptake during a Public Health Response to a Large Typhoid Fever Outbreak in Harare, Zimbabwe 2014 ·American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·Maho Imanishi, (unknown), Rachel B. Slayton, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lazarus Kuonza, Tracy Ayers, Molly M. Freeman, (unknown), (unknown), Prosper Chonzi, Sekesai Mtapuri‐Zinyowera, (unknown), Peter H. Kilmarx, (unknown), Daniele Lantagne, (unknown)	32
12	Typhoid fever acquired in the United States, 1999–2010: epidemiology, microbiology, and use of a space–time scan statistic for outbreak detection 2014 ·Epidemiology and Infection ·Maho Imanishi, Anna Newton, António R. Vieira, (unknown), (unknown), Karunya Manikonda, (unknown), (unknown), Molly M. Freeman, Felicita Medalla, Tracy Ayers, Gordana Derado, Barbara E. Mahon, Eric D. Mintz	19
13	Improved Health among People Living with HIV/AIDS Who Received Packages of Proven Preventive Health Interventions, Amhara, Ethiopia 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Ciara E. O’Reilly, Ethel V. Taylor, Tracy Ayers, (unknown), Sisay Abayneh, Barbara J. Marston, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Robert M. Hoekstra, Robert Quick	5
14	Cholera Epidemic Associated with Consumption of Unsafe Drinking Water and Street-Vended Water—Eastern Freetown, Sierra Leone, 2012 2014 ·American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·(unknown), Nandini Sreenivasan, Eugene Lam, Tracy Ayers, David Kargbo, Foday Dafae, Amara Jambai, Wondimagegnehu Alemu, (unknown), M. Sirajul Islam, Steven Stroika, Cheryl A. Bopp, Robert Quick, Eric D. Mintz, Joan Brunkard	51
15	A National Cholera Epidemic With High Case Fatality Rates--Kenya 2009 2013 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Anagha Loharikar, Elizabeth C. Briere, Maurice Ope, Daniel Langat, Ian Njeru, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Samuel Amwayi, (unknown), Joseph Oundo, Kevin M. De Cock, Robert F. Breiman, Tracy Ayers, Eric Mintz, Ciara E. O’Reilly	15
16	Attribution of Foodborne Illnesses, Hospitalizations, and Deaths to Food Commodities by using Outbreak Data, United States, 1998–2008 breakdown → 2013 ·Emerging infectious diseases ·John A. Painter, Robert M. Hoekstra, Tracy Ayers, Robert V. Tauxe, Christopher R. Braden, Frederick J. Angulo, Patricia M. Griffin	821
17	Association Between Intensive Handwashing Promotion and Child Development in Karachi, Pakistan 2012 ·Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine ·Anna Bowen, Mubina Agboatwalla, Stephen P. Luby, (unknown), Tracy Ayers, Robert M. Hoekstra	60
18	Multistate outbreak ofEscherichia coliO157:H7 infections associated with a national fast-food chain, 2006: a study incorporating epidemiological and food source traceback results 2010 ·Epidemiology and Infection ·Samir V. Sodha, Michael Lynch, Kathleen Wannemuehler, Molly Leeper, (unknown), Joshua K. Schaffzin, (unknown), Adam J. Langer, Mary Glenshaw, Dina Hoefer, Nellie B. Dumas, Leah Lind, Martha Iwamoto, Tracy Ayers, Thai-An Nguyen, Matthew Biggerstaff, Christine K. Olson, Anandi N. Sheth, Chris Braden	50
19	Attributing the Human Disease Burden of Foodborne Infections to Specific Sources 2009 ·Foodborne Pathogens and Disease ·Sara M. Pires, Eric G. Evers, Wilfrid van Pelt, Tracy Ayers, Elaine Scallan, Frederick J. Angulo, Arie H. Havelaar, Tine Hald	176
20	Recipes for Foodborne Outbreaks: A Scheme for Categorizing and Grouping Implicated Foods 2009 ·Foodborne Pathogens and Disease ·John A. Painter, Tracy Ayers, Rachel Yelk Woodruff, Elizabeth Blanton, (unknown), Robert M. Hoekstra, Patricia M. Griffin, Christopher R. Braden	51

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